Average Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs Salary in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earn a median annual salary of $55,910, which is +8.6% compared to the national median. There are 2,250 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (metro area).

$55,910

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median annual wage

$27/hour median

+8.6%

Difference vs national median

National median is $51,500

2,250

Local employment

1.7 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.65

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $45,140
25th: $49,190
Median: $55,910
75th: $66,060
90th: $76,860

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

104.5%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$53,509

Goods: 102.4%
Services: 110.2%
Rents: 118.2%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$95,060	Compare	1,180
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$80,260	Compare	2,770
Madison, WI	$75,540	Compare	220
Salinas, CA	$72,810	Compare	340
New Haven, CT	$71,420	Compare	170
Vallejo, CA	$71,360	Compare	110

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Physicians, All Other	$226,570	1.25
Podiatrists	$218,390	1.63
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$213,490	N/A
Nurse Anesthetists	$209,340	0.95
Pediatricians, General	$187,190	0.76
Dentists, General	$186,530	1.11
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates	$181,320	0.89
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$173,130	1.31

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD has salary data for 672 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs are projected to change by +1.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 14,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.